Pāli Dictionary

soṇadaṇḍa

Part of speech

noun · masculine


general

  • 首那檀陀(婆羅門名,字面義為「狗杖」)

  • Soṇadaṇḍa (name of a Brahmin from Campā; literally “dog stick”)

  • DN 4

    tena kho pana samayena soṇadaṇḍo brāhmaṇo campaṃ ajjhāvasati satt'ussadaṃ satiṇakaṭṭh'odakaṃ sadhaññaṃ rājabhoggaṃ raññā māgadhena seniyena bimbisārena dinnaṃ rājadāyaṃ brahmadeyyaṃ.

Encyclopedia

  • 瞻波城一位富有且學識淵博的婆羅門,不顧友人反對拜訪佛陀,在以其名命名的經中表達對佛法的讚賞,但因自恃年長而只算半信。

  • A wealthy and learned brahmin of Campā who, despite his friends’ objections, visited the Buddha and, in the discourse that bears his name, expressed appreciation for his teaching while maintaining only partial conversion out of deference to his own seniority.

DN 4

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